Garment pocket



GARMENT POCKET Filed Aug. 20, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet )l Nov. 13 i923.

J. R. MOFFATT GARMENT POCKET Filed Aug. 20. 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 y wegas` . ment pocket wherein the fabric sections- Patented Nov. t3, i923..

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JAMES'R. MOFFATT, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A .SSIGNOR T0 'UNION SPECIALMACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS', A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

GARMENT POCKET.

Application filed August 20, 1919. Serial No. 318,702.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES R. Mormrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of 6 Illinois,haveinvented certain new and use? ful Improvements in Garment Pockets,of which thefollowingis a description, reference being hadto theaccompanyingv drawf t pocket.

An object ofthe invention is to form a garment pocket wherein the edgeportions of the fabric sections are rmly secured by stitches, andtheedges thereof covered by covering stitches, the securing stitches andcovering stitches being inde endent of each other and the securing stitces sodisposed as to protect the covering stitches from strain incidentto the contents of the pocket. In the drawings, which show by way otillustration one embodiment ot the invention Figure l is a front view ofa section of a garment showing a portion of a pocket having aeseam madein accordance with the lnventlon.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on theline :uw of Fig-*1;

Fig. 4c is a sectional view on the line y-y of Fig. 1l; Fig. 5 is anenlarged plan view of a portion, ot the seam tor uniting the edges ofthe fabric;

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the same; and.

. Fig. 7 is a view showing, more or less diagrammatically and on anenlarged scale,

1 a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 6.

The invention consists broadly 1n a garforming the same are joinedadjacent their edges vby means oit a line ot stitches such as ydouble-locked stitches, wherein g the edgesA 'y @outside of thejoiningil line ot stitchesare secured and covered y covering' stitch.The line, of double-locked stitches is independent olf the coveringstitches and re? locked stitches are spaced from and ried in the pocket.The covering stitches are disposed wholly outside of the doublelockedstitches and are therefore protected by said double-locked stitches.

In the drawings I have shown a garment pocket embodying theimprovements.

A section of a garment is indicated at l. The pocket opening 2 is formedin the usual manner. The inner face of the garment at the pocket openingis provided with a facing strip 3. The pocket is preferably formed ofxafabric section, indicated at 4, which is folded at 5, so as 'to' form aninner section 6 and an outer section 7. The edge of the inner section 6passes beneath the facing strip 3 along side of the pocket opening 2.Also along side of the pocket o ening 2 is a, facing strip 8. 'Ihe edgeso the sections 6 and 7, except at the pocket opening, are joined by aline of double-lockedY stitches 9. 4 f

As shown in Figure 7 of the drawings, these stitches 9 are in the formoit' doublelocked stitches and are made from 'a needle thread l0 whichis formed into loops ll which are locked by means oit a looper thread l2formed into locking loops ,13.

This double-locked stitch is of the 4usual.

` joined and locked by a looper thread 17. @n

the upper face ot the fabric .the needle thread loops are joined by across thread 18.

These threads form covering stitches which i completely cover andprotect the edges oit the sections of the Yfabric. The doubleparallelwith the covering stitches.

As above noted, the line ot double-locked stitches lie inside oit thecovering stitches, and, thereitore,the strain du@J to heavy artt, clesplaced in the `pocket comes directly upon the line of double-lockedstitches which is not liable to break and, it it does break', willnotravel. This line of stitches protects the covering stitches yso thatno tot strain whatever comes upon the coverhig stitches.

-overseaming stitches, and, therefore, in such seam the strain will comefirst upon the `overseaming'stitching, as such is shown and described inthe patent to Fefel, No.

407,286, granted July 16, 1889, and I do not. 'claim vsuch combinationbroadly. thfis patent, however, the` straightl line of stitching vkiswithin and 'enclosedby the overseaming stitches, which wouldbe likely tobreak, thus releasing .the covering threads 'and making thesearnunsight'ly- By my improved searn, however, the overedge or coveringstitches are. completely protected by the line of double-locked stitchesand nol strain whatever comes on the covering 'or overedge stitcheswhich would likely rup-v ture and caiisegthe seam to ravel.

It is obvious' that minor changes in the details of construction may bemade without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as set forth-inthe appended claim.

l Having thus described the invention,what

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi

A garment pocket comprising inner and outer fabric portions shaped toform a pocket, the free edges of said inner and outer portions beingindependently vjoined y tothe garment at the vpocket opening, said freeedges being united throughout the reniainderl of their extent bycovering stitches and-a line of double locked stitches disposed at agreater distanceffrom the edges of the fabric portions than theinnermost part of the covering stitches and substantially paralleltherewith.

lIn, testimony whereof, I aiix my signa ture.

AMES R. MOFFATT.

